"A Businessman Had Just Turned Off the Lights in the Store

question 43

Multiple Choice

"A businessman had just turned off the lights in the store when a man appeared and demanded money. The owner opened the cash register. The contents of the cash register were scooped up and the man sped away." All of the following statements are inferences about the story except one. Which statement is a fact?

• A) A man appeared after the owner had turned off his store lights.
• B) Someone opened the cash register.
• C) It was broad daylight when the man appeared.
• D) No one demanded money.
• E) The robber demanded money from the owner.

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